Street-sign.



R. M.- WALLACE.

STREET SIGN.

' APPLICATION PIC?!) JULY 28, I915. 1 21mm.

Patented Jan. 23, 191?.

T wibneoom i ANA, CALIFO STREET-SIGN.

Specification of Letters Patent. Pa figgmflggd Jan, 23,1911,

Application filed July 28, 1915. Serial No. 42,406.

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that 1, ROBERT M. WALLACE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Santa Ana, in the county'of Orange, State of Califo nia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Street-Signs; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it a'ppertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in signs and particularly to street signs.

One object of the invention is to provide a sign which is adapted to be suspended over K the corner of two intersecting streets so that the names of the streets carried thereon can be more readily seen from vehicles than those ordinarily placed on lamps at thecorners or on the walls of houses.

Another object is to provide a simple and cheap device of this character which can be seen at night, as well as in the day time, and of such construction that the light from the lamp carried therein will not shine in the eyes of the vehicle drivers, or pedestrians, but which will shine through the name plates to properly display them.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is an elevation of a sign made in accordance with my invention, Fig. 2 is a top plan View, Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line 3'3 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is a horizontal section on the line H of Fig. 3.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawing, 10 represents a horizontal metal plate preferably square in outline and 11 a similar plate disposed a suitable distance therebelow and in parallel relation thereto. The marginal edges of these plates? are formed With channels 12 in which are received the edges of the glass plate 13, tire same being preferably frosted and having street names painted thereon in black letters. Carried by the center of the plate 10 is a -depending lamp socket 14 in which is engaged an electric lamp bulb 15. Disposed over the plate 10 is an inclined metallic roof 16, the same being formed of four triangular sections with their meeting, edges joined by water-proof seams or joints-16'. Extending upwardly from the socket 14 through the center of the roof is a tube 17 in the upper end of which is mounted the double joint or cross coupling 18. The lowermost of these branches of this coupling is engaged on the upper end of this tube 17. In the lateral branches are short tubes 19 which receive the suspending wires 20 for holding the center 1n proper position over the crossing of the streets. Carried by the upper branch of the coupling is a tube 21, and through this tube and down through the tube 17 are passed the electric conducting wires 22 which are connected to the lamp and to a suitable source of electricity. Extending vertically through the roof and the plates 10 and 11 are bolts 23 which firmly hold all of the parts together. formed around the tubes 17 at a point where it passes through the roof so as to prevent the entrance of rain or snow. Suitable reinforcing strips 25 extend from the apex of the roof to the corners and to the sides.

In the center of the bottom plate 11 is a door 26 through which access is gained to the interior of the sign.

With a device of this character suspended over the point of intersection of two streets the names of the streets are brought more clearly to the .view of the drivers of vehicles, but can be as readily seen from the sidewalk by pedestrians.

Usually the names of the intersecting streets are on the house walls or on lampposts on two or four corners. By this invention a single device takes the place of a plurality of devices for the same purpose now used.

What is claimed is:

A street sign structure comprising in combination, upper and lower plates having opposing marginal grooves, translucent plates having their longitudinal edges inserted in A. suitable water-tight joint24: is p Q v Y 1,213,713

said grooves, an inclined roof overlying the In testimony whereof, I afiix my signaupper plate, bolts passed through said upper ture, in the presence of two witnesses.

and'lower plate andsaid roof for securing 4 the latter in assembled position, illuminat- ROBERT WALLACE 5 ing devices suspended between said upper Witnesses:

and lower plates, and means for suspending W. R. Smvnns, the structure. J. H. McDuFm. 

